monometallic
Americanadjective
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of or using one metal.
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pertaining to monometallism.
adjective
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(esp of coins) consisting of one metal only
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relating to monometallism
Etymology
Origin of monometallic
Example Sentences
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It will appear from the foregoing statements that, under the bimetallic system, the value of money will be liable to vary more frequently than under the monometallic system.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
Citric acid, being tribasic, forms either acid monometallic, acid dimetallic or neutral trimetallic salts; thus, mono-, di- and tri-potassium and sodium citrates are known.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
There are those in England who still believe that this war will be the supreme test of the gold monometallic base for money and banking.
From The Audacious War by Barron, Clarence W. (Clarence Walker)
The evil was due to a badly-regulated, weltering, bimetallic system; the remedy was a monometallic system.
From The History of Currency, 1252 to 1896 by Shaw, William Arthur
Indeed, it is a matter of practical certainty that they will be far less extensive than they would be under the monometallic system, whichever metal were adopted as the standard of deferred payments.
From Readings in Money and Banking Selected and Adapted by Phillips, Chester Arthur
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